New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-12
THE DEATH OF JOHN ROACH,
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUNERAL.
THE FRAMEWORK OF AN AUToBIoCRAPHY-Ma
ROACH'S RELIGION,

THE FRAMEWORK OF AN AUTOBIOCRAPHY-Ma.
ROAcH's RELIGION.
Among the many callers at John Roachs house, Nd.
ga Fifth-ave.. yesterday Henry Willard, +. W.
Gaaudet. Distrct-Attorney Walker, James Havcmeyer
Samuel L. Benson William J. Fryer the Rev. Mr.
Murray Of White Plains, DIR. j. J. Edmundson of Phila
delphia George W. steson, Dr. T. A. Goodrdge OF Flush
ing, and James Gregory Letters received from Dr.
]. III. Douglas, General Grants physician ". H. Shock,
of Baltimore Irving Babcock Of stonngton, and others
The palibearers at the funeral tomorrow morning mt
IL O'clock St. Paurs Methodist Episcopal Church. viii
probably be George W. Qnintard George f. Reed. G. II.
Mallory james f. Ward c. H. Deamater Andrew Fletcher.
william Rowland and William Parker, Of Chester.
Penn. The music will be given by St Pauls choir and
the addresses by Dr. McChesney Bishop Harris and the
Rev. III. b. Crosse. delegation OF workingmen from the
Morgan Iron Works and the Chester yard will attend the
services. The Society OF Architectural Iron Manu-
facurers Of which j. b. Cornell is president has adopcd
resolutions Of sympathy and will be present at tho
funeral There will be private service at the house for
the family before going to the church The body will be
buried In Greenwood.
Mr. Roach left the framework OF an autobiography
which includes exhaustive account OF many of the
more important incidents OF his life Among the most in
teresting chapters a complete review Of his relations
with the Government. He an uneducated. even an
nHterate man. but he had marvellous fertility Of Ian
guage extensive vocabulary aud brilliant wit Meta
phor and illustration among the striking features OF
his speeches and pamphlets He dictated what he wanted
say to skfu senographer, who reproduced bis SEN
fences with punctlious regard for syntax and
grammar than their author had himself observed.
He prepared himself for literary work with the utmost
care collecting data and facts exhaustivey These he
literally absorbed They sunk into his memory whence
he would bring them again years afterward with not
q figure out OF place or q lost His political speeches
were delivered without notes, and II they lacked the
grace and accuracy OF expression which reylser might
impart Them they made up for these In drectness and
originality.
In preparing his autobiography he without num-
Der OF diaries representing about fifteen years or ms
early life which had been destroyed in a fire
him. because he said they contained the secret OF all
my later in my life used to put down every
thing did. They would show just how l oyercame oh.
staces and triumphed In the midst OF adversities But
In spite this he left HIS family presumably for ar
rangement and publication nearly complete history OIL
MI Roach was fervently religious man, though he
never distinctly embraced religion through any OF the
Teso1sd 10 him h With ia be Methcds
church. but he Joined It. When he was at Mt Nc.
Gregor in 1885, eminent minister who was staying at
SARATOGA up the mountain to visit him and after
expressing sympathy for his misfortune asked Mr. Roach
II be was Christian. "Yes sir" answered the ship
builder. and always have been though don't believe
man n' must accept in order to be happy after
death These are the HOLINESS ne;s, 81 a G3t
care fig about what hell is like whether future pun
shment is eternal only PREDATORY am not interested
discussions and regard predetinaton as or
no concern or value put my trust In the God whose
handiwork these mountains reveal whose benecence Is
shown In the good gifts with which he has stored mans
residence, the earth don't know how much or how
tnat II man Christ his saviour and lives just
life dealing honestly with all men and generously with
unfortunate he will be blessed after death. rarely
worship God in the churches but always worship him
in the woods and on the ocean"